Bay Area/ San Francisco/ Crime & Emergencies
Published on March 17, 2017
Separate Early-Morning Shootings Leave 1 Dead, 1 HospitalizedPhoto: Flickr/alancleaver

Separate shootings early this morning in San Francisco killed one man and sent another to a hospital, police said.

Officers responded at about 12:50am to 19th and Capp streets in the city's Mission District.

Officers found a man suffering from gunshot wounds and the man was taken to a hospital where he died, spokesman Officer Robert Rueca said.

Police believe there is one suspect in the shooting but no one is in custody, Rueca said. Police did not release any information about the suspect.

At about 4:10am, officers responded to the second shooting in the first block of McAllister Street near Seventh Street in the Civic Center area.

Officers found a man suffering from bullet wounds. He was conscious and breathing when he was taken to a hospital.

Rueca did not have information on the man's current condition.

There may be two suspects in the shooting but no one is in custody, Rueca said.

Police received a tip about the location of the suspects and searched around the Civic Center BART station but did not find anyone.

— Keith Burbank

Update: The victim has been identified as 44-year-old San Bruno resident Jorge Martinez.